Partition end for freight cars



'May l0, 1927.

f R. J. MAGOR PARTITIONMEND PoR/FREIGHT GARS Filed July 31, 192e A TTORNEY.

Patented May 10, 1927.

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ROBERT J. Mason, or New Yoan, N. Y., essie-Non To limoen een oonrona'rron, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

PARTITION END FOR FREIGHT CARS.

`Applicationfiled July 31, 1926. Serial No. 126,205.

The invention relates in `general to an improvement in the construction at the end the transverse partitions in freight and other industrial cars and the invention speciticallyrelates to an all metal partition post coacting with the partitions which are usually made ot wooden boa-rds.

lt is af usual freight car now in ygeneral use tobolt a wooilen-iiiostto the back oi'; a live inch chan-v nel post at each side. of' the car, and to sec'iiu'e the transverse partition to opposite sides ot these woodenposts by wood screws or nails. W'hile the cars are in use these partitions especially when iliade o'l`i wood must frequently be replaced as they are surreifititiously removed and used tor lj'irewood. or for other pinposes. 'The usual screw or nail securing;l means now in general use are easily removed thus unintentionally tacililatine' the theft ol 'the partition boards.

Accordingly, one ot the objects ot the in'- vention is to provide an in'iproved 'torni of; partition post and coactinfcg` attaching means tor securing` the partitions in place, which will provide asimple, rugiged connection and incidentally to defeat, or at least render difficult, any attempt unlawfully to remove the partitions and particularly to prevent theft of the partition boards. i

rinother object ot the invention is to provide a simplified moans for n'lounting` double partitions .in position with a single set oli taeteningr means and incidentallyprovide ttor a more rugged form of side posts than has been used heretofore and to attain these ad vantagfes without materially increasing' the manufacturing costs over conventional structines. v

, Broadly, thel invention is attained by securing` to the back of the usual tiver inch channel partition post a bracing channel ot less width and by means of screw bolts passed th rough the partition boards to clamp the rein'forcinl channel between the boards. Various other objects and advantages ot the invention will be in part obvious from van inspection ot the accompanyingl drawings and in part will be more tully settorth in,

the following particular' description of one form of device embodying the invention, and the invention also consists in certain new and novel features of construction and coinbination of parts hereinafter set' forth and. claimed.

practice in one .torni ot ln the accompanying d rawinn's:

File'. 1 is a view in side elevation ot part ln the drawing, there is shown a car side at one end olf a transverse partition 11, it

beiner understood that the structure herein illustrated is duplicated at the opposite end ot the partition. The ,side includes a fabricated all metal partition post formed to include the conventional outer five inch channel member l) at present found in certain lornis ot all metal or metal and wood -freight cars.

ln place ot the usual wooden post rthere is secured to the rearace 13 ot the web portion 1+. ot the outer member v12 van y.inner channel member 15 secured thereto rby a line of rivets 16 and with webs engaging back to back. i i

The inner channel` member 15 is of less width than 'the o'uterchannel meniber` and in the instant case a three inch channel member and is centered relative to the outer channel member and spaced inwardly from each ol thelianfred ed 'cs thereof. The rearwardly yprojecting` flanges 17 ofthe inner channel. member 15 act with the portion of the web lll extending beyond the saine to form a rectangular rset into which is fitted the end edges 18 of the partition yboards 19.

It hereby suggested that the 1l)artition l boards extend in two parallel transverse planes positioned on opposite sides ot the inner channel member 15 and are secured together by through bolts 20. In tightening up the bolts the inner channel member 15 is vclamped between. the inner sides ot the parallel partition boards. '.lhe bolts are positioned in a vertical line as shown in Fig. 2 and close to the inner channel member as shown in Fig'. il but they are not .necessarily passed. through the channel member.` Spacing;` the bolts trom the channel rmembers results in saving the necessity ot drilling the flanges 17 to accon'nnodatethe bplts.

bolted up structure such as is herein disclosed is diiiicult to remove and with such structure in actual use there has been little, if any, loss of partition boards. The boards can be readily litted between the oppositely disposed outerI channel members and even if the boards were not accurately tit-ted to the oppositely disposed rcctanf 'nlar seats this immaterial, simply provided that the boards are not cut less than the distance between the oppositely disposed lianges 1T of the inner channel members.

Should one of the partition boards become damaged it -an be readily replaced by the car repair man by removing the securing bolts and the new board replaced in position, which 'an be done by simply cutting oil' the proper length and boring the necessary bolt holes. The inner channel member provides a reini'orccment for the usual outer channel member and braces the same transversely without adding to the space previously occupied by thc wooden post.

The. struct-ure illustrated provides a somewhat vlie.\;ible form of partition and a limited amount of wearing is permitted between the partition and the car as a whole as the partition is not positively bolted through any part of the partition post a slight shifting of the portion relative to the post is permitted without detractiug from the positiveneL-s of security in tixedly locating the partition against shifting duc to the lading in the car.

Spacing the bolts from the ends of the boards as shown in Fig. 2 assists in avoiding the possibility of the bolts ripping out through the end edges of these boards and the structure provides a partition in which there is little, if any, tendency for cracks to form between the top and bottom edges of adjacent boards. The metal posts provide a protection to the end edges of the boards.

While i have shown and described, and have. pointed out in the annexed claims, certain novel features o't my invention.y it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes rin the form and details of the device .illustrated in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

l claim:

l. A partition end for freight cars comprising a metallic partition post including a pair of channel members centered relative to each other and secured together back to back, the inner channel member being of less width than the outer channel member, a pair of parallel partition boards` extending from the partition post inwardly and transversely of the car, said partition boards having Atheir end edges abutting the rear face of the outer channel member and their inner sides adjacent said end edges engaging the outer faces of the flanges of the inner channel member and through bolts passed through the .partition boards, disposed adjacent to but spaced exteriorly of the inner channel member and acting to secure the partition boards to the partition post with the inner channel member clamped between the partition boards.

2. A partition end for freight cars including a metallic post comprising an outer channel member, and an inner channel member secured together back to back, a pair of parallel partition boards engaging the post and clamping means spaced from the metal post for securing the boards in position with the inner channel member clamped between the boards.

3. A partition end for freight cars comprising a fabricated all-metal post including a pair of spaced apart inwardly project` ing flanges, partitions having their end edges iitted to said post and having their inner side adjacent said edge engaging said tlanges and means for securing the partitions to the metal flanges.

i. in a cai-,a partition structure including a post comprising two channel bars with their web portions back to back, a partition extending inwardly from said post and transversely of the car, an edge of the partition abutting the post and means for securing the partition to the post.

ln a car, a partition structure including a post, a partition engaging the post and means in spaced relation to the post for claniping the partition to the post.

(l. in a. car, the combination of a post including a pair of spaced apart inwardly projecting franges, a pair of parallel partitions having their ends positioned on opposite sides ot' the lianges and means for clamping the partitions to each other with the spaced apart post flanges therebetween.

T. fabricated all-metal partition post for freight cars comprising an outer channel member, an inner channel member extending parallel thereto and secured thereto with their web portions back to back, the inner channel member being of less width than the outer channel member, a flange of the inner member coacting with the web portion of the outer member projecting beyond the same to form a rectangular seat adapted to receive the end edge of a, transverse partition.

S. An all-metal partition post for freight cars, including a front member, a channel member having its web portion secured thereto, one of the flanges of the channel member coacting with the front member to form a right angled seat for receiving 'the end edge of a partition.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York` this first day of June A. D. 1926.

ROBERT J. MAG-OR.

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